djcatskratch
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Will be going to this for sure. I can't wait to hear stuff from Endless Fantasy!
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Chicago-GAF OT of Not the Second City, the BEST damn city.
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Will be going to this for sure. I can't wait to hear stuff from Endless Fantasy!
Edit - Tickets Bought!
lunchtoast
Member
I'm going to be in town during memorial day weekend hanging with Kitchenmotors and some other gaffers.
wsoxfan1214
Banned
Jesus fuck someone really smacked you with that tag. :lol
kitchenmotors
Banned
Let's get wasted and watch Arrested Development.
Individual tickets are not on sale until a month or so before the season.
djcatskratch
Member
Weather was nice around noon today, wanted to go walk around Sears Tower during my lunch break but instead I took a really long way to get back to work to enjoy it.
Thanks, how are the odds there? I think they'll move them rather quick?
As said a few posts above, possible games are against Cincinnati and Minnesota in September.
But for both games I have to reschedule my flight/trip (at an extra charge, stupid airline).
The least thing I want is to reschedule and then end up with no tickets.
So what should I do?
Awesome Animals
Member
Stub hub will def have tickets available no matter what you do.
kitchenmotors
Banned
Ugh, I hate this weather. I'm so ready for summer.
Awesome Animals
Member
We've had fairly good weather for two-three weeks now. I wouldn't get upset over one rainy day.
kitchenmotors
Banned
I work at an elementary school and it's the end of the school year. A rainy day, especially on a friday, is torture.
And compared to last year, the weather sucks. It's not consistent enough.
I don't think Chicago is the place to live if you want consistent weather. It's the upper Midwest, every year, every week, is different.
kitchenmotors
Banned
Well I've lived here since 91 so I'm well aware of the way the weather works. I just want it to be more like last year, especially since I'm outside all the time during the summer for work.
Didn't we have a really randomly mild summer last year? I seem to remember it being pretty cool.
I'm sure we're slated for a humid, evil summer.
kitchenmotors
Banned
It wasn't super hot but it got warm very early in the year.
Agreeeeed
You're adorable.
SecretMoblin
Member
Whatever you do, stay away from Wrigleyville.
There are some real bad seeds over there.
There are some real bad seeds over there.
Especially ones that live RIGHT next to the ballpark. Those are the worst hoho.
Lincoln Park Zoo is free and actually pretty well maintained.
Also, nearby, there's this really small museum on the edge of Old Town called the National Surgical Museum, and I find it to be a hidden gem. Really cool stuff there. There's also the small Contemporary Art Museum in the Gold Coast, which is only a few years old.
What else are you interested in?
It's been just under a year since I spent 6 weeks in Chicago for an internship provided by my university in England. Starting to really miss it now, it feels like it's been too long. Need to plan another trip soon! Craving a good italian beef sandwich coupled with a nice long walk around Millenium Park.
My wife and I just drove through Chicago the other day. I've never been there so we looked up some must sees and do's. We were driving to NY so we could only stay a little while.
We started by eating at a place called Hot Doug's. Got rave reviews on Tripadvisor and we just felt like, When in Rome. So we got hot dogs...and holy hell.
Got one of their specials plus some regular dogs with everything. AMAZING. So glad we did that.
Next, we ran over to the Sacred Bean and to check the lake out. I have family that lives in NY and I love NY....but I dunno. After just being here for about 3 hours I have to say that Chicago is one cool place. Definitely want to visit again and spend more time.
We started by eating at a place called Hot Doug's. Got rave reviews on Tripadvisor and we just felt like, When in Rome. So we got hot dogs...and holy hell.
Got one of their specials plus some regular dogs with everything. AMAZING. So glad we did that.
Next, we ran over to the Sacred Bean and to check the lake out. I have family that lives in NY and I love NY....but I dunno. After just being here for about 3 hours I have to say that Chicago is one cool place. Definitely want to visit again and spend more time.
hnng, that looks so good, is that a brat?
As I'm from Vienna where dogs can be found on every corner and are essentially a part of the city culture(Würstelstand) I can't wait to try and see what the Chicago dog is up to this summer.
As I'm from Vienna where dogs can be found on every corner and are essentially a part of the city culture(Würstelstand) I can't wait to try and see what the Chicago dog is up to this summer.
You mean Cubs' fans? Go Sox!
NaughtyCalibur
Member
Anybody here gonna check out ACEN next weekend? I'll be there with some friends, thought it'd be nice to meet up with some fellow GAFers.
I'm from the Chicago suburbs (Oak Park, live in Madison WI now) and have been going to Chicago almost all of my life, although I can't say I'm nearly as familiar with it as most Chicagoans are. In a ways it feels kind of weird sometimes how little I know about the city. It really is a beautiful city, though, a lot more pleasant to wander around than NYC. Probably the biggest thing keeping me from moving there is the weather. The fucking weather. I want to move away from the schizophrenic weather and extremes of the midwest, not into the heart of it.
kitchenmotors
Banned
Nope (maybe some pizza place or something). But I do have an interesting anecdote: My sister is a student at the art institute, so, instead of waiting for an hour in the line for the art institute, we snuck in via the back door that connects it to the student workstations. We got to look at the museum pieces and the student-made stuff. I think the student galleries are more interesting though; feels more real. Very cool stuff.
Shaundakahl
Member
My wife and I just drove through Chicago the other day. I've never been there so we looked up some must sees and do's. We were driving to NY so we could only stay a little while.
We started by eating at a place called Hot Doug's. Got rave reviews on Tripadvisor and we just felt like, When in Rome. So we got hot dogs...and holy hell.
Got one of their specials plus some regular dogs with everything. AMAZING. So glad we did that.
Next, we ran over to the Sacred Bean and to check the lake out. I have family that lives in NY and I love NY....but I dunno. After just being here for about 3 hours I have to say that Chicago is one cool place. Definitely want to visit again and spend more time.
Hot Doug's is dynamite - sometimes the line to get in that tiny place is really long, so count yourself lucky if you didn't have to do that.
So I'm gonna try and hit up Parson's Chicken & Fish today. It's that new fried chicken spot in Logan Square from the Longman & Eagle folks. Some friends and I were going to eat there Friday, but they had folks at the door telling people that they had a three-hour minimum wait time, so we ended up just walking to Dante's for some pizza.
They open at 4 PM and it's a Sunday, so fuck it, the crowd shouldn't be too bad. It helps that it's only a 5-minute walk from me since it's at Armitage & Humboldt.
They open at 4 PM and it's a Sunday, so fuck it, the crowd shouldn't be too bad. It helps that it's only a 5-minute walk from me since it's at Armitage & Humboldt.
djcatskratch
Member
Anamanaguchi tonight! Also hitting up the Erth Dinosaur Petting Zoo at Millennium Park today!
Sounds cool. Whats this Erth Dinosaur petting zoo about?
djcatskratch
Member
Here's info about it:
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/dinosaur_pettingzoo.html
The show was pretty awesome even for my wife and me. They're the ones with that 12 foot tall T-Rex puppet. Here's a picture I took (Quoted for size)
Anamanaguchi show was amazing! This band that opened for them, Infinity Shred was mindblowing! Today was a great day!
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PlanetSmasher
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Hey, Chicago-GAF! I've got some friends visiting the city from out of town this week, and they're asking me for advice for places they should visit. They're musicians, so I'm taking them to see some music improv on Friday night and I recommended they check out Kingston Mines for some blues, as well as bog-standard tourist destinations like the Art Institute, Millenium Park and Navy Pier.
Any other places I should point them toward? I feel like I should know more good spots, having lived in the city for three years, but I think I spend so much of my time in Lincoln Park and at Second City that I don't explore as much as I should.
Thanks!
Any other places I should point them toward? I feel like I should know more good spots, having lived in the city for three years, but I think I spend so much of my time in Lincoln Park and at Second City that I don't explore as much as I should.
Thanks!
The Green Mill is a storied jazz bar up in Uptown right off the Lawrence stop. Musicians would definitely dig that place.
If the weather's nice, take them to the Lincoln Park Zoo instead of Navy Pier, please. Animals > the greatest tourist trap in the Midwest.
Ignatz Mouse
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Do you work in financial? I was a linux/unix guy for ages.
Nope. Work at a data center managing a fuckton of servers.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
350 E Cermak?
PlanetSmasher
Banned
Oh, Green Mill. I forgot about that place. I used to take classes at the Annoyance, which is right next door to it!
As for the zoo, I've definitely suggested that - I live right around the corner from it, so it'd be silly for me to not at least SHOW it to them.
Thanks for the suggestions.